Brent H
Ultra Member
Hi @David_R8 - your system hook up that you have looks really nice - you can "take it to the next level" if you want - you have most of the good parts required.
For all those looking into dust collection, the Bill Pentz site is great - lots of super information and his designs are super great as well. I have a modest cabinet shop area and I build kitchens, custom cabinets etc and then there is the houses and shops etc....in 2017 I decided enough of the crap dust and went at it.
Here is the calculations and cut sheet from Bill Pentz' spread sheets:
The cut sheet and spread sheet are NOT to scale and it is very important to lay out the project. you will also require and exhaust for the collector. This will take some creativity depending on your intentions. For @David_R8 you would use your pleated filter. The pleats VASTLY increase the exhaust surface area and increase efficiency over a bag filter 100 x plus. It is important to have flow as that makes the dust go. Restrict the output and you will have issues. My unit has a 6" suction port and exits to approximately 500 sqft of pleated filter. A typical busy bee bag will be about 32 Sqft at best.
I cannot find a lot of the build pics as I was going back and forth between the metal shop to roll parts and then back to the ship to weld things up. I made the majority out of 16 gauge and the flanges out of 1/8" - yes - it was a biotch to get into place. Some build pics:
The Donor blower - 3HP off a double bagger Craftex
The main body showing the inner swirl plate and center draw:
The main body with the inlet attached. Note the angle, length and transition from rectangle to 6" round. All kept as clean as possible for flow and to reduce turbulance:
Then there was the cone, no pics that I can find and mounting it. This is how it came out and its location. It is tall - very tall and surprisingly it is out of the way - does not interfere with anything and tucks into the are behind the shop's big door. You will note the fancy exhaust and the double filter stack.
The drum lid is steel and has a gasket to seal the drum. The unit will filter out most of all the dust - even down to MDF flour. not much hits the filters unless you screw up and forget to change the drum when full. For planning material I hook up a secondary drum on the suction with a barrel swirl and that catches the planner chips first - not much back to the collector except the fine stuff.
This thing is great!
@David_R8 : Here is the dust collector port for a unisaw:
For all those looking into dust collection, the Bill Pentz site is great - lots of super information and his designs are super great as well. I have a modest cabinet shop area and I build kitchens, custom cabinets etc and then there is the houses and shops etc....in 2017 I decided enough of the crap dust and went at it.
Here is the calculations and cut sheet from Bill Pentz' spread sheets:
The cut sheet and spread sheet are NOT to scale and it is very important to lay out the project. you will also require and exhaust for the collector. This will take some creativity depending on your intentions. For @David_R8 you would use your pleated filter. The pleats VASTLY increase the exhaust surface area and increase efficiency over a bag filter 100 x plus. It is important to have flow as that makes the dust go. Restrict the output and you will have issues. My unit has a 6" suction port and exits to approximately 500 sqft of pleated filter. A typical busy bee bag will be about 32 Sqft at best.
I cannot find a lot of the build pics as I was going back and forth between the metal shop to roll parts and then back to the ship to weld things up. I made the majority out of 16 gauge and the flanges out of 1/8" - yes - it was a biotch to get into place. Some build pics:
The Donor blower - 3HP off a double bagger Craftex
The main body showing the inner swirl plate and center draw:
The main body with the inlet attached. Note the angle, length and transition from rectangle to 6" round. All kept as clean as possible for flow and to reduce turbulance:
Then there was the cone, no pics that I can find and mounting it. This is how it came out and its location. It is tall - very tall and surprisingly it is out of the way - does not interfere with anything and tucks into the are behind the shop's big door. You will note the fancy exhaust and the double filter stack.
The drum lid is steel and has a gasket to seal the drum. The unit will filter out most of all the dust - even down to MDF flour. not much hits the filters unless you screw up and forget to change the drum when full. For planning material I hook up a secondary drum on the suction with a barrel swirl and that catches the planner chips first - not much back to the collector except the fine stuff.
This thing is great!
@David_R8 : Here is the dust collector port for a unisaw:
